Recent comments in /f/Maine

oldncrusty68 t1_ja2jqyp wrote

Reply to Heat Pump not as advertised by Suspicious_Bus_4058

I made a mistake removing my propane heater and replacing it with a heat pump. Fantastic at ac not such much for heat if the temps get below 10 degrees. I bought a pioneer unit that’s rated for ultra low temp. For this winter I’m using an unvented propane heater when it gets cold. Wife hates the smell. Next year I’m going to have to add a better secondary heat source. My calculations show for this winter that I’ve saved about 50 gallons per month in oil $200. And because of the new rates the heat pump has cost me about $180 extra per month. Though I expect that to improve now that I’m turning off the heat pump below 20 degrees. But oh well the ac is incredible

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HumpSlackWails t1_ja2h1k2 wrote

Reply to comment by MosskeepForest in Transgender teacher dismissed for sharing inappropriate TikTok videos with Maine middle school students by jaypr4576

"What does "devoted to your transition" mean? Showing your medical care is now "inappropriate"? Or showing your day to day life as you transition? THAT IS THE DEFINITION OF JUST EXISTING."

No, that is a tik tok dedicated to your experience transitioning. It is not a tik tok where a trans person engages in a regular, non-topical living.

If I skydive and make a vlog about skydiving its a skydiving vlog. If I skydive and appear in videos where I happen to have my parachute in my car but I'm on my way to a concert...

I'm just a skydiver who happens to be on film.

If you can differentiate between targeted, topical content and not then you're not here in good faith.

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cepheus42 t1_ja2eri6 wrote

Reply to Commentary: Mainers are missing the climate change target by greenhousecrtv

> It matters because Maine can be pivotal in the national politics of climate. That’s because ours is the only state with both U.S. senators on the Climate Solutions Caucus. That’s the group of 14 senators who will hammer out whatever policy will be voted on by the upper chamber.

In other words, as the writer of this article admits without realizing it, we ALREADY have outsized influence at the federal level. This editorial is just bitching about state organizations not wasting money lobbying senators who are already going to do what they can to protect Maine's environment through national policies. Having worked for Maine Audubon, their focus is state-wide, not federal. As it should be.

And we all fucking know how this symphony goes anyway. All the lobbying in the world won't stop right-wingers from whining, bitching, complaining, and - ultimately - blocking any legislation on climate change and our outdated national policies.

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Majestic-Feedback541 t1_ja2chqt wrote

Reply to Commentary: Mainers are missing the climate change target by greenhousecrtv

Sorry, we're a "poor state", why not get Massachusetts, New York, and California to pay for it? Or at the very least, have other states step up a bit?

What exactly will throwing money at climate change do anyways? It's not like the can pay the earth to not go through it's normal cycle. I don't think it accepts cash/cards anyways.

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diaryofsnow t1_ja23nxr wrote

Reply to Commentary: Mainers are missing the climate change target by greenhousecrtv

> Let’s contribute one-tenth of the money and time we now devote to buying solar panels, electric cars, advocating with or working for green-leaning groups to getting a national policy that, by governmental regulation or market pricing, drives down U.S. emissions, undoes the power of the polluters and presses foreign countries to do the same.

Who exactly is this directed towards? They don't even explain how they want you to do this.

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